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Balhar, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 24632805· Male· Germany· Born in 1977

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Michael Balhar, a 49-year-old German player, is rated 1764. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mittelfraenkischer Schachkongress 2026 Nebenturnier, 1. Schach-Open im Muenchner Oberland, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 C. Also played 1 blitz event (including 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier) recently. He took a 31-month break between Sep 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1870 was reached at age 48 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1764

Standard

Rpd1816·Blz1866

All-time high

1870

−106 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 48

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#87,855

#87,855 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 1870
at age 48 · −106 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1734 → 1856
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1736 → returned at 1738
Sep 2019
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 41
Aug 2018
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
May 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Mittelfraenkischer Schachkongress 2026 Nebenturnier
perf 2086 (+322) · 4.5/5 · #17
Top opponent
vs Asim Muharemagic 2,062
3. Freundschachts-Open · Nov 2025 · +16.1 Elo
Evolution
-67
1831 → 1764
Tournaments
6
37 games
Score
18/ 3748.6%
12W12D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAsim Muharemagic2,062·3. Freundschachts-Open·R3·+16.1
2.[W]vsThomas Kappler1,768·3. Freundschachts-Open·R7·+8.6
3.[W]vsMathis Raschke1,633·7. Bamberg Open B·R6·+5.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Mittelfraenkischer Schachkongress 2026 Nebenturnier
Swiss
May 20264.5/5#172086-8.2
1. Schach-Open im Muenchner Oberland
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/5#651943-8.6
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 C
Open Swiss
Jan 20260.5/5#691473-34.8
3. Freundschachts-Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/6#501945+2.2
7. Bamberg Open B
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/6#241865-2.6
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale C
Swiss
Jul 20250.5/4#451558-22.8
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 C (-34.8 Elo, finished #69).

Rankings

/
Germany
#8,834
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#63,035
in continent
World
#87,853
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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2
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8
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